Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound was 861 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2011, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone stood at 861 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone peaked at 861 per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 305 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 305 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 311 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 318 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 324 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 330 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 335 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 356 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 378 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 401 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 426 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 453 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 481 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 510 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 542 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 576 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 611 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 649 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 689 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 730 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 771 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 813 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 861 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348.4 per 100,000 people | 305 per 100,000 people | 426 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 601.2 per 100,000 people | 453 per 100,000 people | 771 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 837 per 100,000 people | 813 per 100,000 people | 861 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone was 861 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 861 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.